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Perspective of Teaching Methodologies in Dentistry:Active vs Passive Learning


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1 Department of Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Education in its general sense is a form of learning, in which knowledge, skills and habits are transferred across generations through teaching. The syllabus and curriculum followed by the dental colleges in training undergraduate and postgraduate students have been set by the Dental Council of India in assuring a minimum standard of quality. The current design of curriculum emphasizes on didactic lectures with inclusion of minimum quota completion as a prerequisite for the student to appear for university examinations. This article comprises of a questionnaire study on obtaining the perspective of teaching methodology in dentistry among staffs and students.

Keywords

Active Learning, Group Discussions, Lectures, Teaching Methodology.
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Authors

S. Sujitha
Department of Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Sruthy
Department of Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Rajathi
Department of Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Education in its general sense is a form of learning, in which knowledge, skills and habits are transferred across generations through teaching. The syllabus and curriculum followed by the dental colleges in training undergraduate and postgraduate students have been set by the Dental Council of India in assuring a minimum standard of quality. The current design of curriculum emphasizes on didactic lectures with inclusion of minimum quota completion as a prerequisite for the student to appear for university examinations. This article comprises of a questionnaire study on obtaining the perspective of teaching methodology in dentistry among staffs and students.

Keywords


Active Learning, Group Discussions, Lectures, Teaching Methodology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jade%2F2017%2F173903